Special Education AdvisoryCommittee / Overview

MISSION STATEMENT

The Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) provides a forum in which staff, administration, and parents of Oak Park Unified School District (OPUSD) can discuss issues and recommend action regarding special educational programs and services in OPUSD in order to:

advise the OPUSD Board of Education regarding the present status and areas of needed improvement in special education;
investigate, address and propose recommendations for urgent issues that have arisen; and
educate and inform the public, the administration, the staff, and the Board of Education regarding the laws and best practices pertaining to special education

SEAC Executive Officers
President	Connie Risley	818-585-0523 rcarmail-cpr@yahoo.com
Secretary	Jo Ann Tallmann	818-865-8564 joanntallman@sbcglobal.net
Program Committee	Julie Kerns	818-889-1037 propthing@yahoo.com
VC SELPA Community Advisory Committee (CAC) Representative	Julie Kerns	818-889-1037 propthing@yahoo.com
Policy Committee	Allison Brightman	Allison.Brightman@aol.com
Publicity & Outreach:	Darla Christensen	818-597-1246 darlachristensen@sbcglobal.net
Immediate Concerns	Dolores Ross	818-874-9145 doloross@sbcglobal.net
District Program Specialist	Derek Ihori	818-735-3208 dihori@oakparkusd.org
Director of Pupil Services	Susan Roberts	818-735-3208 sroberts@oakparkusd.org
Site Representatives
Oak Park Neighborhood School	Cory Berens	805-418-7122 mikeandcory@sbcglobal.net
Brookside Elementary	Darla Christensen	818-597-1246 darlachristensen@hotmail.com
Oak Hills Elementary	Connie Risley	818-585-0523 rcarmail-cpr@yahoo.com
Red Oak Elementary	Jenny Resnick	818-991-7103 downthelinejen@aol.com
Medea Creek Middle School	Jo Ann Tallman	818-865-8564 joanntallman@sbcglobal.net
Oak Park High School	Julie Kerns	818-889-1037 propthing@yahoo.com